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Joseph Battell Wilderness Area Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
The following acts and omissions are prohibited at the Joseph Battell Wilderness Area located off of the South side of State Route 125 adjacent to the Middlebury College Snow Bowl on the Green Mountain National Forest, Middlebury Ranger District, in the town of Hancock in Addison County, Vermont, said area being described and designated as shown on the map set forth at Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made a part hereto:
Entry into an area of the Joseph Battell Wilderness is prohibited. (36 CFR 261.53(f))
Alert Start Date: January 17, 2018
Alert End Date: N/A
Order Number: R9-20-18-01
Contact Information
Contact Name: Middlebury/Rochester Ranger Station
Contact Number: (802) 767-4261
Forest Order
Order Number: R9-20-18-01
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
Green Mountain National Forest
Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District
Joseph Battell Wilderness Area Restrictions
PROHIBITIONS
Under the authority of the Act of Congress dated June 4, 1897, as amended (16 U.S.C. 551), and pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture's Regulations set forth as 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart B (36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b)), the following acts and omissions are prohibited at the Joseph Battell Wilderness Area located off of the South side of State Route 125 adjacent to the Middlebury College Snow Bowl on the Green Mountain National Forest, Middlebury Ranger District, in the town of Hancock in Addison County, Vermont, said area being described and designated as shown on the map set forth at Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made a part hereto:
Entry into an area of the Joseph Battell Wilderness is prohibited. (36 CFR 261.53(f))
THIS RESTRICTION IS NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THE JOSEPH BATTELL WILDERNESS AREA. IT IS IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL PROHIBITIONS SET FORTH IN 36 CFR PART 261. THE PROHIBITION WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF THIS ORDER UNTIL SPECIFICALLY WITHDRAWN BY TERMINATION ORDER OF THE FOREST SUPERVISOR.
EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to the provisions of 36 CFR 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order:
- Persons with permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission (36 CFR 261.50(e)(1)); and,
- Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of any organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty (36 CFR 261.50(e)(4)).
PURPOSE
For the protection and restoration of the Joseph Battell Wilderness Area.
PENALTY
Violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00.00 for an individual or $10,000.00.00 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both (16 U.S.C., 18 U.S.C. 3559 and 3571).
Signed and issued on January 17, 2018, at Rutland, Vermont.
/s/ John Sinclair
Forest Supervisor
Green Mountain National Forest
Maps
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